Parents naturally think their children are the best in the classroom… the smartest, the most well-behaved and of course the cutest. But what happens when your kid is, point-blank… the bully?
According Boston.com, an 11-year old girl was charged with assault and battery after beating up children at an elementary school. Three teenage boys were charged for bullying kids on the internet. A different teenage girl hung herself after being bullied via text messages and Facebook messages.
When is enough enough? What are parents to do in a situation like this, when their own child is out of control?
Some parents may think it is okay to dismiss bad behavior, thinking it is just part of growing up. There are many aspects of why children become bullies, it may have something to do with school hierarchy. Children feel obligated to find a way to fit in at school. Some are assertive, others are quiet and stand alone. Then there are the ones in between… Peer pressure also has a huge impact on how/where a child becomes a bully.
“Nowadays, children who are popular and generally well liked are often actually encouraged or rewarded for being a little bit mean to their peers, for putting some kids down,’’ says Dr. Elizabeth Englander, director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State College and the mother of three boys..
Talk to your children. Make sure you know what is going on in their lives. Keeping kids part of some sort of extracurricular activity will help prevent them from stepping outside the lines.
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